BNP press officer Simon Darby appeared to blame the banks and the UK political system for Mr Griffin’s predicament.

‘A lot of people are struggling financially – it’s not as if everyone’s out there with a lot of money – and a lot of people have been screwed by the banks and political system, Nick’s no different,’ he told Buzzfeed.

I am now turning the experience to the benefit of hard-up constituents by producing a booklet on dealing with debt. No surrender!